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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Beyond Baldurâs Gate Use the following tables to determine who or what the characters might encounter on the roads leading to and from Baldurâs Gate. Use these tables as often as desired. Encounters
guards on riding horses providing escort
7 2d4 mercenaries for hire (thugs)
8 1d6 religious pilgrims (acolytes)
9 1d6 Guild agents (bandits)
10 1 archmage accompanied by a shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
hire (thugs) 8 1d6 religious pilgrims (acolytes) 9 1d6 Guild agents (bandits) 10 1 archmage accompanied by a shield guardian 11 1d6 entertainers (commoners) 12 1 gladiator leading an ox, which is
Beyond Baldurâs Gate Use the following tables to determine who or what the characters might encounter on the roads leading to and from Baldurâs Gate. Use these tables as often as desired. Encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
military ride out to seize a victory. With Marshal Vendri away leading troops further west, Governor Miat approved the strike. Lord Bakaris and his son are leading the attack. Darrett is serving
aide discreetly slips them a sealed note signed by Darrett that reads as follows: Come at once. Bakaris is leading us to ruin at Steel Springs. Heâs the commander of this mission, and I canât disobey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Guild Membership You establish your characterâs membership in a guild by choosing that guildâs background from among those detailed in this chapter. This book assumes that you have chosen a guild and
that you maintain your association with it throughout your life. As a result, your choice of guild can play a more significant role than most backgrounds do in shaping what your character does now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
treated to a terrifying, 7-foot-tall assemblage of human body parts. This flesh golem attacks anyone who isnât in the company of the Abbot or Clovin Belview. None of the doors leading from the hall are
end of the hall leads outside and can be pulled open to reveal the gardens (area S9). The sixty mongrelfolk confined here are fed at irregular intervals by Clovin Belview. Dinner is foretold by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A wide variety of talents can be useful in the work of an inquisitive, leading the Findersâ Guild to employ specialists with diverse skill sets. Many inquisitives come from
becomes a fixture in the campaign. A perfectly ordinary background such as guild artisan or folk hero often work well with this character, who otherwise needs no specific proficiencies or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Jaradâs sister, Savra, took control of the guild before him. Various groups of people and monsters coexist within the swarm, their relative power waxing and waning with the years, and through it all
, the guild goes on. The three most important power groups within the Golgari are the Devkarin elves, the medusas (also called gorgons in Ravnica), and the insectile kraul. Jarad is an undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dungeon with monsters. His old gates were destroyed by the Spellplague, but Halaster has replaced them with new ones, most of which have destinations confined to the dungeon. These gates are not subject
unless otherwise noted. All the gates leading to and from level 10 are mirror gates. Standing Gate. This gate forms between two standing stones or pillars. Unless otherwise noted, these columns are 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
waits for Xanathar Guild forces to arrive. If the characters destroyed the gazer in an earlier encounter, another one arrives with the Xanathar Guild forces. Dungeon Entrance Area B1 is the basement of
stolen from the City of the Dead. Losser hasnât gotten around to animating them yet. Whereâs the Stone? Before the characters reach Losser, kenku members of the Xanathar Guild break down the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cellar Complex: Autumn The characters have been encouraged to explore a Xanathar Guild hideout under the Southern Ward. They enter the location through area B1. The Xanathar Guild Roster table
provides a summary of the forces stationed throughout the complex. The sections that follow describe some of the hideoutâs features. Xanathar Guild Roster Area Creature(s) B5 2 goblins behind arrow slits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
-, and Chart-makersâ Guild. But if the adventure is tied to Chult and Tomb of Annihilation, he might instead work as a merchant prince in Port Nyanzaru. And either way, no matter how genuinely you
with the characters. The Cartophile will be keen to meet this ancestor, perhaps leading to a new family business. Or considering that theyâre both gnomes, perhaps Kwalish is the ancestor the Cartophile sought all along!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters. Who knew adventuring required so much paperwork? Dock Ward Ambush While the NPCs and characters are going over their bookkeeping, a group of villains working for the Xanathar Guild tries
to take any treasure the party pulled out of the tunnels. The group consists of a thug called Stork leading three bandits. Stork believes she has the advantage over the party members, who are probably
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Getting to the Lair Very few members of the Xanathar Guild have access to the beholderâs secret lair. If the characters want to get there, the following factions know where it is and can help them
find it. Bregan Dâaerthe Jarlaxle has a spy in the Xanathar Guild: the advisor Narâl Xibrindas, who uses sending spells to transmit intelligence to his drow brethren. Bregan Dâaerthe knows that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20. Dead Eyes Watch Post The Xanathar Guild forces stationed here include five human thugs, eight bugbears, and their leader, Nadia the Unbent. A beholder zombie provides added security. 20a
outward from its circumference (Xanatharâs symbol).
Noise. Sounds of mock battle emanate from the tunnel to the west (leading to area 20b).
The beholder zombie attacks anyone who enters the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
28. Grick Snack Watch Post The Xanathar Guild maintains a watch post here, called âGrick Snackâ by the bugbears that command it. Two bugbears and six goblins are stationed in this area. 28a. West
. Secret Door. A secret door in the north wall opens into a tunnel leading north. The watch post defenders are unaware of it. 28b. Obelisk of the Eye Obelisk. In the north end of this room stands a 14-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Below, secret halls include space for the games and drinking one might expect from a typical den of iniquity, but it also disguises the barracks and training hall of a thievesâ guild devoted to
.
5 A leading lady is also an assassin for hire, and she uses a secret room in the theater as her base.
6 Burglars (veterans) masquerading as acrobats identify marks during their performances
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
served by the Dungsweepersâ Guild â a fact that will be quite evident to your nose if you venture here. I donât recommend that you spend any more time here than it takes to pass through from one gate to
the next. The Guild of Butchers operates several slaughterhouses, smokehouses, and leather-making facilities in the area â noisome operations that have been pushed out of the city proper. A word to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
stonemasons and woodshapers to create Selesnya enclaves. Summoned Mount. When leading its guild into battle, a dryad rides a magically summoned creature woven of living branches, vines, and grasses and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
have a dragon at its headâa shape-shifter dragon leading a thievesâ guild, perhaps, or a devout dragon stirring up zealots in Bahamutâs name. Discovery, Expansion, Invention. The discovery in question
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
bodyguards checks to make sure the character is okay. 12 A shady broker claims to know exactly what the party needs, leading characters to the Undercellar to show them a selection of interesting but shady
C: Upper City Threats d10 Threat 1 1d4 imps disguised as ravens 2 1 gargoyle in the service of the Guild 3 1d6 giant centipedes from the sewers 4 1d4 suits of animated armor that escaped from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
young boy belonging to a wealthy patriar family. One of the boyâs nine bodyguards checks to make sure the character is okay.
12 A shady broker claims to know exactly what the party needs, leading
imps disguised as ravens
2 1 gargoyle in the service of the Guild
3 1d6 giant centipedes from the sewers
4 1d4 suits of animated armor that escaped from the High House of Wonders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
â another of Jarlaxleâs many disguises. When Jarlaxle is away, he entrusts his stage managers to look after things. Sapphiriaâs Booty When the characters first arrive, all doors except the ones leading
who runs a thievesâ guild out of a festhall. When a charming sea captain arrives with a hold full of booty from a faraway land, Sapphiria decides to steal it. Zaniness ensues when she falls in love
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
who have âretiredâ to military life. In both the Upper and Lower Cities, the underworld is controlled by a shadowy group known merely as the Guild. The dukes donât acknowledge the power of this group
, and all of them seem to owe allegiance to the Guild. Efforts to destroy the Guild have thus far failed, due in part to the inability of outsiders to identify a clear leader of the group, but in no small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
conceals a drop box where visitors stash black-market goods, fenced items, and guild tributes. Any character who lifts the plank sees a dusty satchel in the drop box. The satchel contains 25 sp and a
stairs descend 15 feet to area G28. G7: Service Entrance Hanging on the walls of this small, muddy room are several riding cloaks, bits and harnesses, oil lanterns, and coils of rope.
Guild members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, concludes that itâs nothing of consequence, and returns it to its owner. Dock Ward Courthouse Arrested characters are brought to a courthouse in the Dock Ward and confined to cells (area H8) until their
tenday, under guard supervision. The character must report to Morana Huldark, a dwarf member of the Guild of Watermen, and scrape barnacles off the docks for a tenday under her close supervision. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
two SmoldertownâTurbine Heights bridges, and the two bridges leading to the Overlook from Old Lockford and Turbine Heights. Buildings Most of Little Lockfordâs buildings are single-story stone
and refining. The processed materials are then transported past Turbine Heights to Old Lockford, where they are sold by merchants and guild artisans.) The Slagline alternates between running for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
architectural designs for the gates show this to be false, however, and they can be viewed in the Map House â the guildhall of the Surveyorsâ, Map-, and Chart-makersâ Guild in the Castle Ward. Must-see
walls leading into an alley that passes under the surrounding buildings. At night, these tiles glimmer dimly with the blue light of foxfire. More than one route leads into the Blue Alley, as this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Big Ears Watch Post These chambers house the levelâs main Xanathar Guild watch post, called âBig Earsâ by the bugbears that command it. Instead of posting lookouts, the watch postâs defenders
, stairs descend 200 feet to level 2. (These stairs are not immediately visible to characters entering through the secret door.)
Noise. The sound of squabbling goblins emanates from a tunnel leading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
cityâs common folk, their insulation leading to the spread of divisive rumors. Patriars know the danger of the other districts, where their wealth is a lure and their names carry no weight. Patriars who
nobles are usually quickly identified and become targets of the Guild or other criminals. More than one patriar on a mission of mercy has disappeared into the Lower City, never to be seen again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Threats d10 Threat
1 2d4 giant rats
2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a âstreet useâ tax
3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies)
4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
a cylindrical stone building, its open doorway revealing stairs leading down into the forest floor. Atop the building, a smaller statue of Balduran stared back the way he had come. Prevented from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
makes a sufficiently large transaction, Gilligunn secretly tracks the customer, leading an appropriately sized group of Guild toughs to ambush them days later, knowing theyâll be carrying either a large
Rilsa Rael, the Guild kingpin of Little Calimshan. While Needle loathes the Guild, he sees in Rilsaâs egalitarian tendencies the potential for a hero of the people, and naively hopes sheâll transform
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
member. Whenever Blackhand makes a sufficiently large transaction, Gilligunn secretly tracks the customer, leading an appropriately sized group of Guild toughs to ambush them days later, knowing
Rilsa Rael, the Guild kingpin of Little Calimshan. While Needle loathes the Guild, he sees in Rilsaâs egalitarian tendencies the potential for a hero of the people, and naively hopes sheâll transform
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
cityâs common folk, their insulation leading to the spread of divisive rumors. Patriars know the danger of the other districts, where their wealth is a lure and their names carry no weight. Patriars who
nobles are usually quickly identified and become targets of the Guild or other criminals. More than one patriar on a mission of mercy has disappeared into the Lower City, never to be seen again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
monsters, lies beneath the Hall of Wonders. These tales are true: beneath the grand altar in the Hall of Wonders is a complex pressure-plate system that opens a secret passageway leading beneath the
office and discreetly appointed meeting rooms. Criminal trials, tax counts, and professional guild meetings also take place in the High Hall. Most criminal trials are presided over by a proxy judge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
monsters, lies beneath the Hall of Wonders. These tales are true: beneath the grand altar in the Hall of Wonders is a complex pressure-plate system that opens a secret passageway leading beneath the
office and discreetly appointed meeting rooms. Criminal trials, tax counts, and professional guild meetings also take place in the High Hall. Most criminal trials are presided over by a proxy judge